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sne note was given for $3.50. and when it was pre-
sonteo TOT payment was for $500. 1t was on ac-
count OF the alleged change in the figures that
.ney refused to pay. The plaintiff claimed that
.ne original note was for $500, and the Judge
look the case under advisement.
ACQUITTAL OF YOUNG WOMAN
ma hudson. the young woman brought back
from Ierre Haute last week, by Captain Colbert.
on the charge of grand larceny had her trial yes
terday morning before acting Mayor Smock.
ana was acquitted. She was charged with hay.
ing taken several dresses and some iewelry from
lazy In the western part of the city.
PLUMBERS PETITION FOR RECEIVER.
John Il. Kirkhoff, the junior member of the
nrm of j. S. Farrell & Co.. plumbers. has flied
petition in the Superior Court asking that a
receiver be appointed for the firm The peti
ton was accompanied by a request for a restrain
Ing order to prevent the other members of the
nrm from dsposing of the property pending
the hearing of the case, and such an order was
granted by Judge Taylor yesterday afternoon
= ne petition states that Messrs. Farrell & kirk
non formed partnership several years ago The
former paid In $75 capital and the latter $3.50.
Inc profits were to be divided but the petit
tioEer alleges that since the business has become
very valuable one he has failed to get his share
OF the profits, and wants an accounting The
case will come up for final hearing on the 31st
inst.
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Items from the Courts.

The TITLE TO VALUABLE PROPERTY QUIETED.
Judge Taylor has entered a decree for the
plaintiff in the suit brought by Eugenia B. Me-
Ouat and others against the Tousey heirs to quiet
1ue. The amount involved was $40. O00
VERDICT FOR AN APPRENTICES PAY.
The jury in Judge Howe's room that heard
thomas Duncan's plea for 81. 400 from Haugh,
hetcham & Co., for services apprentice.
rre1urned verdict yesterday morning, and gave
him $63. So
LONG ARGUMENTS IN THE wURGLER CASE.
hundred or moro persons sat in the Criminal
Court room all day yesterday and listened to
the argument in the Wurgler murder case.
John Duncan, for the accused. occupied the
ure forenoon. Prosecutor Mitchell made the
ssiosing speech for the State in the afternoon,
;oeglnning at ! O'clock and closing at 8. The
iuoge withheld his instructions until this morn
.ug at y o'clock. Both sides seem confident OF
success
REVELATION OF STEALING CONSPIRACY.
ueorge Hunter. Otto Schmidt and Joseph
Davis the three youths who carried away 300
pounds of nodded brass from Deans pump
"orKs. with the expectation Of selling it and
sas.lng money with which to go to Washington.
;na Yesterday sent to jail to await the grand
ya.ys investigation of the case Their testl-
.ony revealed the fact that there were other
Ss'sons implicated in the robbery. and they will
IN crested junk-deaier had agreed to buy
- sne metal the boys could steal
A PRIESTS FORECLOSURE SUIT.
SHeral years ago Barbara Green and her bus
sAno gave to Father Fitzpatrick a note. secured
~ cnattel mortgage some personal proper
=. The note was never paid, and Father Fitz-
patrick brought suit for the foreclosure OF the
morIgaee. The case was heard by Judge Taylor
11.s.sezaay, and the peculiar feature OF the evil
1se WAS that Mr. and Mrs. Green testineo tnat
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RECORD OF THE COURTS.
Supreme Court.


Hon. Allen collars, Chief justice.
The following opinions were rendered May 25:
PROCEEDING SUPPLEMENTARY TO EXECUTION
COMPLAINT.
1866. Milton Pouder ct al. VS.. Warren Tate.
Marion S. G. Reversed. Mitchell, IA veri-
fed complaint in proceeding supplem entary to
execution, filed with the clerk of the Superior
Court of Marion county omitted to state
whether not the judgment debtor against
whom the proceeding was instituted resided in
his property had issued to the sheriff of the
county in which he resided The complaint did
not state facts sufficient to Withstand p general
demurrer.
WABASH g ERIE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
LAND.
1897. Helen E. Blair VS.. John o. Kleer ct al.
Fountain e. G. Affirmed. Elliott, jim 1916
or l647 the Wabash & Erie Canal Company took
possession of the land in dispute and cut down
timber growing on it. AT point where
stream intersected the canal dam
structed for a reservoir to supply the canal
Guard banks were constructed a half mile up
the creek, forming basin. The canal was fed
from water collected in the basin. Prior to the
removal of the timber survey was made and
the number of acres required Cor the reservoir
was ascertained. TIE acts of the company must
be regarded as an appropriation. After the
long period. the presumption is that damages
were assessed and rendered or waived. If there
was an appropriation. the company took fee.
The reservoir was part Of the canal, and not
merely an incident
MUNICIPAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
$40. Benjamin F. Wiley CORPORATION of
Button Wells c. G. Affirmed. Howk, j.
Where, prior to Nov. 1. 1851. municipal corpo
ration was created and organized under spe
clal act of incorporation, and such act was con-
tinued in force by the fourth clause of the sched
ule annexed to the Constitution of 1851, the
General Assembly had power by special act to
amend such act of incorporation in such manner
as to enlarge the jurisdiction, terrtorially or
otherwise. of such corporation. ~ The act of
Feb Is. 1873. to amend certain enumerated sec
tons of the act of Feb. II, 1851, to incorporate
the town of Bluffton, is constitutional
1888 Andrew j. Mcintosh ct al. VS.. Mary
Collins ct al. Bartholomew c. c. Dismissed.
1880 John P. Carr VS.. Cornucan Hays.
White c. c. Rehearing denied.
1896. George w. Cummins Elizabeth
Cummins. Madison G. G. Motion to reinstate
overruled.
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General and miscellaneous.

One of the largest and finest passenger depots
in the Northwest is to be erected this season in
Dubuque, Ia
The Texas Pacific company has discharged
several of its passenger conductors for smok
ing when on duty.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe will soon
build elevator its south branch, with a
capacity of 1900. 900 bushels
The traffic arrangement between the Wabash
& Western and the St Louis, Keokuk & North
western roads has been renewed
y. j. Ransom, M. d., has been appointed chief
surgeon of all the roads owned and controlled by
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe.
Application has been made for the appoint
ment of receiver for the Wisconsin Central
road by the holders of the bonds issued a Dor
ton OF this road in 1879.
The Mobile & Northwestern road is at an
early day to be changed from narrow to stand
ard guage, and the probabilities that it will
then be extended to Helena, Ark.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul company
and other capitalists are about to make arrange
ments for the building of an elevator at Goose
island, with capacity of 1900, 900 bushels Of
grain.
The Fitchburg road is about to lease for nine
ty-nine years the Cheshire road which runs from
Ashburnham junction to Bellows Falls. Solid
trains of this road are now run over the Fitch
burg into Boston.
A new road is projected to be known as the
Grand Rivers Coal and Iron railroad. Its loca-
ton is between the Tennessee and Cumberland
of the Tennessee valley.
The New England roads appear to be some
what reluctant to join the passenger association
to regulate through traffic. mainly because of
the ugliness of the Central, of Vermont, which
can be laid to the wickedness of its connection,
the Grand Trunk, of Canada.
Between fifteen hundred and eighteen hun
dred carloads of iron-ore arrive in Escanaba
daily. The is shipped from that point as
fast as it be loaded into vessels. The iron
ore tonnage handled at that point daily by one
road is three times great the average ton
mage of grain handled in Chicago, the leading
grain market OF the world.
1t is proposed that the Chicago branch of the
Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe road shall be COM
pleted and in operation by Dec. L. The bridge
over the Missouri river at Sibley must, under
the contract, be ready for trains to run over by
that date At present the grading is going on
all along t he line between Kansas City and Fort
Madison, an between Streator. H.. and the
Mississippi river
Bradstreet's gathers the earnings of ninety
nine roads, all west of New England for April,
and finds they rise 16 per cent over last year.
now reaching $24. 600, 900 for one month. April
however, wa s the month when the ST. Louis
strike killed business last year. and the returns
for May will have to be awaited to secure re-
suits from which the legislation can be
judged. In four months 104 roads, comprising
over 6O.O00 miles, show gross earning of $1I0,-
O00, 900. an increase of about $14 900 000 after
deducting an allowance for increased mileage re-
ported.
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mission and let them settle it, instead of boy
cotting the roads that did not agree with theml
AS the matter now stands, an enmity has been
engendered which many years wilt not obliter-
ate. In the end, the roads which have done the
boycotting will suffer the most in their business.
The relations between the Woodruff Sleeping
car Company and the l., B. & w. somewhat
strained. A few months ago, at the urgent re-
quest of the l., b. & W., the sleepng-car COM
pany built several elegant combination to
run between Columbus and Peoria. On the
char-cars the l.. B. g. w. is running free chair
cars. This kills the business of the Woodruff
cars, which are hardly paying operating ex-
penses
was sold yesterday, in New York, for 500. 900.
the purchasers assuming the first-mortgage
bonds, amounting to $1,000. 900. D. J. Mackey
and D. j. Conklin attended the sale. Mackey
bid 5000, 600, and then came to the conclusion
that it was useless for him to bid against the
bondholders' committee. which purchased the
property. Mr. Mackey will endeavor, 1t is un-
derstood to effect a traffic arrangement with the
purchasers through which he can secure an Indi-
annapolis line for the Peoria, Decatur & Evans
vile road
Another syndicate has been organized which
proposes to build road to be known as the New
York, Wheeling, St. Louis 81 Chicago railway.
The route under contemplation will make line
one hundred miles shorter between the eastern
and western points named than any existing
route Portions of the proposed line are already
built and in operation; in fact, it is continue
ton OF the Pennsylvania Southern railway.
From Wheeling, W. Va. the road is to proceed
to Lancaster. o., thence a southwestern branch
will be constructed to ST. Louis, where it con-
meets with the Atchison. Topeka 81 Santa Fe
railway as part of system reaching from
ocean to ocean. northwestern branch will
proceed from Lancaster to Columbus O.. thence
to Fort Wayne Ind. where it is to connect with
the Nlckel-plate and constitute line direct from
New York TO Chicago, where it will connect with
some of the great Western systems Lancaster,
O., and Fort Wayne are talked OF probable
locations for the companys shops.
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Sale of the l., ID. & s. 4.

NEW YORK, May 25.-The sale of the Indian
apolis, Decatur & Springfield railroad, under
foreclosure of the second-morteage bonds, oc-
CURED at tho Office of the company in this city
to-day. The road was offered for sale subject to
the first mortgage of 81. 800, 600. Mr. Gambril
purchased the road, on behalf of the reorganZa-
ton committee. for $780, 000 compromise
was arranged between the committee and the
officers of the Peoria, Decatur q Evansville
road and it is probable that some arrangements
will be made between them.
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The Carnahan Case.

70 the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
It seems to me that you do not understand the
Canadian case To indict him was not only the
right and proper thing to do, but without 1t the
case would have been incomplete Alterations
of tally-s sheets and other like tricks have become
An approved part of Democratic methods When
in Cincinnati this method returned members to
the LEGISLATURE, the members so returned took
their seats, and every Democrat in the Legsla-
ture exhausted every possible means to enable
them 70 remain in their stolen places, and not a
Democratic paper in Ohio uttered word OF DIS
sent 1t was thus made strictly party proceed
ing. When Judge (?) Ayres was elected by the
altered tally sheets here, he took his seat as COM
placently as junk dealer buys goods that ne
knows are stolen and not Democrat uttered a
word of dissent TWAS just as right IN their view,
for such a Judge to preside over the criminal
cases of Marion county as an honest man, non
estlv elected and they did their best to Keep
him there. Now General Carnahan knew OF
this Democratic method, and he nao reason 10
believe that it would be used IN INDIANA IN All
nossihIe cases. AS an honest man, desiring an
honest election, he thought the thing might De
prevented if one of the taiiy-sneeIs couIo ue
kept over night in honest hands. HOW Tar the
suggestion led to the detection OF the fraud In
Marion county is not material to tae principie
involved The fraud has been adopted ana In
dorsed by the Democratic party q $3.50 hss
defended it, and abused everybody VINO
refuses to defend it Democrats on
two grand jnres have prevented the
fnd,ne NJ ;ndictmen,s so that every Democrat
has Endorsed it-as least all do who acquiesee IN
these Endorsements Now. since it Is cardinal
principle of the Democratic party tna' she
bamocratic party is the government, this act of
General Carnahan is a conspiracy against the
government, and the Democratic district attor-
neys did the right thing to bring nm oeiore the
court TO show cause why he should not be sent
to the penitentiary for interfering with the
proper methods of the government. that Is. OF
$40 Il. L. SEE.
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SUPERIOR Court

Room Hon. N. B. Taylor. Judge.
Eugenia b. McOuat ct al. VS.. Ralph Tousey
CT al; suit to quiet title Finding for plaintiff.
2. Richard Fitzpatrick VS.. Barbara Green ct
al; suit to forecose chattel mortgage. Trial by
court; taken under advisement
Room 2-Hon- D. w. Howe. Judge.
Thomas Duncan vs. Haugh. Ketcham e. Co.;
damages. Jury find for plainti for $63 90.
Robert Douglass vs.. Thomas Wren; suit on
contract On trial by jury.
Room 3-Hon. Lewis 9. Walker. Judge.
James johnson VS.. Daniel Taggart; foreclos-
ure. Judgment for So, 345.
Geo. P Bissel Deloss Root; note. Dis
missed at plaintiffs costs.
VIM. c. Smith ct al VS.. VIM. Hatfield; ac-
count On trial by jury
NEW SUITS.
Pinkie Stapp VS.. James n. Stapp complaint
for divorce Allegation. abandonment
Flint g. Waline Manufacturing Company
VS.. Henry J. Brown ct al; complaint on note.
Demand, 1915.
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Instruments filed for record in the recorders Office
of Marion county Indiana for the twentyfour hours
ending at P. NJ. May 25, 1887 as furnished by
Elliott s. Butler abstracters of titles Room 23 Ena
Building:
VIM L. Pyle to VIM. w. Lineberry lots
H. 13 and IA in VIM. L. Pyle's subdi-
vision of lots IL and 90 in Vajen's
Springdale addition to Indianapolis. $345.OO
Chas. w. Wells to Theodore kruse ct al
ton to Tndi4napolis $50 100000
Chester Bradford to Arthur J. Mnchener
lot g in Geo. F. Adams's subdivision of
A. E. Fletcher's first addition to Indian
in Bruce Place. Indianapolis. 10000
VIM. II. Lewis to John NJ Harter, lot IL
in Indianapolis SUI ie.o. - 10000
outlot 90. i in Indianspo iis 10000
Emmett L. Rose to Mary Earl, lot % in
d. NJ. Bradbury & Co.'S southeast ad
diton to Indianapolis 10000
Joseph Y. Mckernan to John Hays, lot
80 in McKernan g. Pierces subdivision
of part of outlots 128, III and 12O
Louise Schmidt to Mary A. Hansen lots
Is 10 and 20 in Hubbard ct al south
east addition to Indianapolis 10000
John Graham to Jennie E. Baine lot Is
in McOuats heirs subdivision of out
lot 10y, In indianapolis --------.--- 1oO.oo
Jacob FL. Sucker to BENZ. G. Stimson,
part of lot 81 in Julian ct al. s subdivis
ion and addition to Irvington- -----.-.- 100000
Philander III. Fitzgerald to Edmund L.
Pratt lot So in E. T. Flecher's first
add1tlon TO br1ShtWood Z0OOc
Caroline Poppa to John Z. Sullivan, lot
in Frederick Reisner's first West Ind
annapolis addition $4,000
Laura r. Alderman to Geo. Schreck.
part of lot in McIlvain's subdivision
in Center township 10000
Lue West to Joseph F. Flack. lots 16. II
and 1S in Goodett G. Thornton subdi.
vision of block 10, Holiness West-end
addition to indianapolis 1,025.00
Pierce Norton to Chas. c. Caldwell ct al,
part of % lots in Hogshire ct ais
Pleasant Run addition to Indianapolis 6666
John Frost. jr., to T. V. Page. lots IL
subdivision .F $4,000
Harry j. Milligan. trustee to Thos. V.
Page lot Is square H. and 10. square
ID in S. A. Fletcher. jr.'s, northeast
addition to indianapolis 10000
Elizabeth NJ. Tresslar to Edward Haw-
kins, lot in Hayden's second subdivis-
ion of block Is. in Johnson's heirs ad-
dition to Indianapolis 1850 90
The Insurance Company of North Amer
lea ct al. to Edward Hawkins ct al, lot
in Blake's subdivision of square SO.
In indianapolis Observation-Disclosures 100000
Nicholas McCarty ct al. to Geo. B. Cooley,
lots 233 and 234 in McCarty's seventh
West-side addition to Iddanapolis..------ 10000
Conveyances 81; consideration ..$31 1866
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PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Mr.. Frank S. Foster was admitted to practice
In the Supreme Court yesterday.
Mrs. W. w. Woollen, of Davenport, Ia. is
visiting her daughter for few weeks.
Mr.. Edgar NJ. Baldwin, editor of the News
and Mr. T. j. Nixon, of Paramount are in the
city.
Dr. Orpheus Everts has returned to College
the city.
F. P. Mills. for the last fifteen years in the
real estate business has become associated with
the firm of Wharton, Eller g. Mills.
Mr.. j. P. Luse. formerly of Deadwood, D. r.,
more recently of Chicago, spent yesterday in
the city with friends. leaving last night for
dyoe Parke, Ill, where he will reside with his
son.
Commissioner Nelson. of the State-house con-
structlon board, received word, yesterday, that
ms son, DeGrof Nelson. sheriff of Allen county,
is lying dangerously sick at Pleasant lake, where
he went with an excursion party.
HOTEL ARRIVALS
Denson House: Philip Ginns, Williamsport;
Edward Boyd, Cincinnati; II. NJ. Dickson. Sol
Harris Chicago w: H. Lew. Rochester; E. C.
Palmer, Bradford Pa; Eli Wiley, Charleston,
H.; R. B. Konover, H. B. Anderson. Trenton,
N. j.; I. j. Callinan, Cincinnati.
Grand Hotel: w. G. Lantz. South Bend; r.
B. Woolsey. Terre Haute; T. j. French. Roches-
ter; W. H. Dillman Mexico Ind E. P Walters,
J. H. Gunding, Lafayette: J. 81. Sissons CO.
lumbus; S. Grant Detroit; VIM. Ell. Brown Lo-
gansport; John Streight, Nashvile: S. Pfrim-
Norman Bciiy. ElEhart; L. f. WaIss n'S Naw
York; Frank Mitchell, Eaton; NJ S. Patterson,
Kansas City; C. o. Bvrne, Buffalo, Henry Har-
debeck, Chas. Ronaldson, Cincinnati; j. Sleax,
Martinsville
Bates House: T. N. Mordue. Louisville; Hen
~ S. Hebard. Rochester; j. NJ. Case, Columbus;
]. Dick and wife, Huntington; FL. Crowe New
conner; W. S. Ward, Bloomington John N. Tay-
lor. Charlottesville: w. Chandler, Richmond; A.
Rice Columbus; Mrs. W. N. Maitre and child.
Button: George Sweetzer and wife, Marion; j.
II. Lindley, Rockville; John Becker Collinsville;
Mrs. E. j. Steele, Las Vegas, N. NJ; Mrs. L. P.
Hus, Marion; NJ A Cunningham, New Burling-
ton; John A. Adams, Evansville: Mrs. Phebe
Cleveland, Miss Edith Sweetzer Marion.
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